When the Phoenix drops out of warp and turns around, we see the Earth and the Moon as they would appear from a distance of just a few million kilometers away (based on a fact that even the Moon's disk is still discernible). It is claimed that a ship in warp should have traversed a much greater distance. However, that's not necessarily true. Although we don't know how fast the Phoenix was going and for how long, it's safe to assume that it didn't go beyond warp 1 (which is equal to the speed of light). Also, the movie shows only 10 seconds of flight (two 5-second cuts), and there is no reason to suggest it took more time than that. This results in a total distance of 3 million kilometers, which is highly consistent with Earth's appearance. Moreover, it was generally assumed that the ship was moving away from Earth the whole time. But when we see Earth through the window, it appears to be growing, indicating that Phoenix is moving toward it. Either the warp flight was on a curved trajectory (we know from the series that it's possible), or that Riker's "throttle back" pushed the ship into reversed course. In both situations, the argument in favor of the goof is weakened even further.
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